On June 8, 2022, the Permanent Commission on Access to Justice, in partnership with Albany Law School, convened the 2022 Law School Conference entitled: “Moving Forward in the Covid Era: Identifying and Addressing the Structural Challenges of Poverty, Inequality, and Injustice.”
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Remarks
Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Hon. Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York
Hon. Vanita Gupta, United States Associate Attorney General
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2022 Law School Conference Planning Committee
Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Donna Lee, Law School Conference Planning Committee Co-Chair; Professor, CUNY School of Law; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Connie Mayer, Law School Conference Planning Committee Co-Chair; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Raymond and Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law, Albany Law School
- Michaela Azemi, Cornell Law School, Director of Pro Bono Services & Externships; Member, New York State Law School Access to Justice Council
- Hon. Lucy Billings, Justice, Supreme Court, New York County; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Kristin Brown, President & CEO, Empire Justice Center; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice and Chair, Law School Involvement Working Group
- Camille Siano Enders, Senior Assistant Public Defender, Schenectady County Public Defender's Office; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Hon. Fern Fisher, Center Attorney, Legal Hand; Sassower Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Special Assistant for Social Justice Initiatives to the Dean, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Barbara Jordan-Smith, Coordinator, The Government Law Center, Albany Law School
- Lauren Kanfer, Staff Counsel, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Lillian Moy, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY; Member, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
- Alicia Ouellette, President and Dean, Albany Law School
- Sarah Rogerson, Professor of Law; Director, The Justice Center; Director, Immigration Law Clinic
- James J. Sandman, Trustee, Albany Law School; Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Consultant to the Future of the Profession Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law
- Hon. Leslie E. Stein, Director, The Government Law Center, Albany Law School
- Tom Torello, Director of Communications and Marketing, Albany Law School
- Patrick Woods, Deputy Director, The Government Law Center, Albany Law School
Acknowledgments
The 2022 Law School Conference Planning Committee extends its deep appreciation to Bill Purcell, Director of User Services & Network Infrastructure at Albany Law School, for designing and coordinating the Zoom Conference Event.
The Planning Committee expresses its thanks to the legal and summer interns from Buffalo Law School, LawNY and Sullivan & Cromwell, for notetaking during the Conference:
Buffalo Law School
Rebecca Chilelli
LawNY
Margaret Shove
Sullivan & Cromwell
Olivia De Silva
Wyndham Ermini
Katarina Kusic
Virginia Lo
Ah Jin Youn
The Planning Committee recognizes 2022 Pro Bono Scholars for their thoughtful participation in the Work Group Reflections on the Pro Bono Scholars Program and Beyond and congratulates them on their law school graduation:
Emily Harwell, Cornell Law School ‘22
Sandile Magagula, Cornell Law School ‘22
Marisa Pagan-Figueroa, Cornell Law School ‘22
Rachel Skene, Cornell Law School ‘22
Nicole Wong, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University ‘22